PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — An old rule is being quietly restored that prohibits leaving human remains of any kind at Bear Butte State Park. South Dakota Parks Division director Jeff Van Meeteren presented ...

Bear Butte is near Sturgis in western South Dakota. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) Lawmakers reinstated a rule Tuesday to prohibit the spreading of human remains at Bear Butte State Park in ...

STURGIS | The auction of 270 acres of land near Bear Butte State Park on Sunday, Oct. 30, aroused interest from afar, with representatives of three Native American tribes reportedly touring the site ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The state just reinstated a ban on the scattering of human remains on Bear Butte State Park, but there are other options for human ashes. Still, the rules will vary ...

Fire crews were busy battling a grassfire on the north side of Bear Butte Saturday afternoon as strong winds pushed the blaze up the state park. After battling the blaze Saturday afternoon and into ...

Bear Butte's well-maintained summit trail climbs 1,000 feet through sedimentary rock formations to reach South Dakota's highest peak outside the Black Hills.